Dietary fiber is fermented by the human gut microbiota, producing beneficial microbial
metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids. Over the last few centuries, dietary fiber intake …

Dietary fiber is a carbohydrate polymer with ten or more monomeric units that are resistant to
digestion by human digestive enzymes, and it has gained widespread attention due to its …

Gut microbiota plays a key role in insulin resistance (IR). Here we perform a case-control
study of Chinese adults (ChiCTR2200065715) and identify that Parabacteroides distasonis …

Some cardiometabolic risk factors such as dyslipidemia and insulin resistance are known to
be associated with low gut microbiota richness. A link between gut microbiota richness and …

Inulin-type fructans are considered to stimulate the growth of beneficial microorganisms, like
Bifidobacterium in the gut and support health. However, both the fructan source and …

Food allergy (FA) is a growing public health concern, with an increasing prevalence in
Western countries. Increasing evidence suggests that the balance of human gut microbiota …

As the proportion of older people in the world's population steadily increases, there is an
urgent need to identify ways to support healthy aging. The gut microbiome has been …

Graminan-type fructans (GTFs) have demonstrated immune benefits. However, mechanisms
underlying these benefits are unknown. We studied GTFs interaction with Toll-like receptors …

Animal studies increasingly indicate that the gut microbiota composition and function can be
involved in the pathophysiology and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) at multiple …

(1) Background: Carbohydrates are the most important source of nutritional energy for the
human body. Carbohydrate digestion, metabolism, and their role in the gut microbiota …